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I know everyone’s tinnitus is different, but my experience is to 100% not go anywhere near noise-cancelling headphones. I own a pair of Sony WH-1000XM4’s and will not be using them again. I wore them at our newly refurbished gym 10 days ago - their new music system must have been around (I’m...

@Chris Goodman, I occasionally have to take slow release Ibuprofen (Brufen Retard) for my arthritis flares - 1600 mg per day, and have hit 2400 mg at times (max dose the doctor allowed). My tinnitus always increases when I take it, but it always returns to baseline when I stop. All NSAIDs will...

@racedy, my tinnitus spikes usually pop straight away at full volume after any audio trauma, e.g. plate smash, for a week and then subside. This spike though continued growing for the period before I took the Prednisolone (9 days), then continued at the same level for five days and then started...

@VeryUnfortunate, I took my Prednisolone taper (60 mg, 60 mg, 50 mg, 50 mg, 40 mg, 40 mg, 30 mg, 30 mg, 20 mg, 20 mg, 10 mg, 10 mg) by splitting each daily dose in half. I had half in the morning and half at 12 noon. I found this minimised the side effects and I slept just fine most days.

@MaryA, "I haven't slept right in weeks." = how many weeks since your vaccination? Prednisone, if it does anything, should be taken as close to the acoustic trauma as possible. Within a few days is best, but some ENTs say you can take it within the first couple of weeks, even four weeks, to get...

@racedy, music played at too high a volume on one Sonos speaker. So annoyed with myself. I thought it was fine, but it clearly was not. My regular GP didn't ask for many specifics... I just said my tinnitus had spiked due to music exposure, and I asked for a course of Prednisone. He looked it...

Prednisone is prescribed for use within 72 hours of acoustic trauma, or up to 4 weeks depending on what you read/who you believe, so 5 weeks seems like too long. But who knows. I started taking Prednisolone 9 days after my recent spike and the taper will end in 4 days. No change in my...

Yep, it’s not an easy decision... it certainly wasn’t for me. Tinnitus spikes run a natural course... they will either subside back to baseline, or they will take hold and become permanent. Any treatment we take for our spikes will sit alongside this, so when the treatment is finished, the...

Hi @ronthejon, I've dropped a few glasses over the years... It always spikes my tinnitus instantly, but has always eased over the coming week, returning to baseline. It's why I now use ear protectors to fill/empty the dishwasher. That said... I have just today started taking Prednisolone...

Okay, so I had the MRI scan yesterday. It was quieter than other MRI units I've tried, but even with two layers of ear protection it was still loud. They did multiple scans, all with different sounds and tones. Most of these were fine... there was just one jackhammer sounding scan that I felt...

No problem. Spikes have caused me so much angst over the years... they can be very scary when they happen. I just take a regular daily supplement of Magnesium (when I remember), which I think is around 300mg. For my last spike I took double that for a few days, though this is apparently not...

I've had many, many spikes from such accidents and my hearing has always settled down after a few days, sometimes a couple of weeks. My spikes from accidentally dropping plates/glasses when unloading the dishwasher have been the shortest spikes of all. So I'm 99.9% certain you will be fine...

If you don't notice anything after a week then you're going to be fine. If you get a tinnitus spike (assuming you already have tinnitus) in the first week, it will likely settle down within a few weeks. The headphones I've been given for MRIs before are next to useless. Foam plugs are your...

You've done the right thing by wearing your plugs whenever you can. The biggest spike I've had in 16 years was recently at the dentist when I had a crown removed. It's hard to protect your ears from drilling in bones as the sound transmits straight through to your ear canal. But this recent...

If you have tinnitus, I would always recommend wearing plugs in any situation where the sound is greater than 85db. It's really not worth the risk of damaging your ears further and making your tinnitus worse. I've found all plugs can make your ears feel full as I guess it isn't normal to have...

Will do. It's in a few weeks, so I'll report back then. You are correct about image quality and noise levels, which does have me worried. The radiographer told me that even though the Titan unit is very quiet, a brain scan is the noisiest scan they do. I'll be hopping straight out of there...

Open MRI's are quieter than the tunnel ones as the noise is less confined. They are still noisy though. If you have to go for an MRI, then I'd suggest you get the model name of the MRI unit you are going to use so you can search for it online. If it is quieter than a normal MRI, the...

Whenever I have my teeth cleaned at the dentist, I ask the hygenist to use the ultrasonic cleaner on it's lowest pump setting. I also wear plugs. Same for fillings. I had a filling replaced last year and the drill was just too loud. Plugs help with the exterior noise, but not the sound of...

Sorry to hear about your T spike... glad you're coping okay. Whenever I'm flying long distances I always use earplugs for the whole journey and never have a problem. I use foam plugs if I'm trying to sleep (30db reduction) or Alpine Musicsafe (20db reduction) when awake so I can converse etc...

I know stress exacerbates tinnitus by heightening your perception of it, but I don’t know if it can trigger tinnitus. Reading up online hasn’t resulted in any clear conclusions so I’m wondering if any of you have found stress alone to trigger a tinnitus spike that hasn’t subsequently fallen...

Two noise exposure incidents caused two permanent increases in my tinnitus volume. The second increase was difficult to cope with, so I was prescribed an SNRI within a week or two of the increase and my tinnitus volume subsequently fell to manageable levels very quickly. I moved over to the...

The only thing I noticed when I started taking Venlafaxine (SNRI) was that my tinnitus reduced in volume and annoyance. The Venlafaxine may or may not have played a part in this improvement (though I read somewhere that it can), but it certainly didn't appear to make it worse. I've taken...

Well that's an interesting find. Last year I experienced some reading and fixation difficulties that were being caused by excessive involuntary vertical saccades (bilateral, not unilateral though). My doc thought it may be a temporary symptom of a viral infection, but perhaps it could have...

Hi Paul D. Yes, I hear what you're saying. I’ve tried all sorts of eating and vitamin regimes over the years and absolutely nothing appears to have made any noticeable difference to my tinnitus. Conversely, I’ve eaten and drank all the sorts of things you’re not supposed to for tinnitus, with...

I always use gold in every situation as they block the most sound, but still let me hear conversations happening around me. I'd choose higher rated tips if they made them though.

Hi Peter, I don’t know about decongestants, but whenever I’m on a plane I use my Alpine Music Safe Pro Filter plugs, which I’ve been carrying around permanently in my pocket and using for many years. I’ve also got a pair of Elacin ER-20’s as well, which look the same as the Alpine’s, but are...

Hi everyone, After habituating rather nicely to my tinnitus after first acquiring it in 2004, I had a recent volume spike in mid-December last year. Unlike previous week long spikes, this one has not abated and I think is likely here to stay. I’m not sure what caused it, but I guess that is...